Extended Care (Additional fees apply)

Summer 2017 Programs

Week 1 – July 4-7: IMAGINE & PLAY (4-Day Week)Imaginations will come to life in a fun-filled week at Black Creek Pioneer Village! Campers will be welcomed into a lively 19th-century village to explore, play, build, bake, and learn!

Week 2 – July 10-14: SPECTACULAR SUPERHEROES
It’s easy to have fun when you’re a superhero! Campers will design their own characters and help save the Village from peril. Join our team of pioneer protectors and conquer a new challenge each day!

Week 4 – July 24-28: FAIRY TALE FUN
Once upon a time there was a village by a creek … Become immersed in a different fairy tale each day! From pirate school to the royal ball, kids can live out their storybook dreams in a real Victorian village!

Week 5 – July 31-Aug 4: PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Get up close with all of Black Creek’s gardens and farm animals. Have fun digging in the soil, harvesting fresh fruit, and keeping our farmyard friends company!

Week 6 – Aug 8-11: IMAGINE & PLAY (4-Day Week)
Imaginations will come to life in a fun-filled week at Black Creek Pioneer Village! Campers will be welcomed into a lively 19th-century village to explore, play, build, bake, and learn!

Week 7 – Aug 14-18: FAIRY TALE FUN
Once upon a time there was a village by a creek… Become immersed in a different fairy tale each day! From pirate school to the royal ball, kids can live out their storybook dreams in a real Victorian village!

Week 8 – Aug 21-25: CONSTRUCTION KIDS
Find out what it took for early settlers to build their homes from the ground up. Explore the village, learn from the masters, and complete a new construction project each day!

Week 9 – Aug 28-Sept 1: PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Get up close with all of Black Creek’s gardens and farm animals. Have fun digging in the soil, harvesting fresh fruit, and keeping our farmyard friends company!

Extended Care (Additional fees apply)

Summer 2017 Programs

Week 1 – July 4-7: A Step into the Past (4-day Week)
Dive into the day-to-day life of an 1860s child in our classic pioneer camp! Play old-time games, bake on a wood stove, have fun in a one room schoolhouse, and much more!

Week 2 – July 10-14: Fantastic Food SOLD OUT
Experience food from a time before supermarkets or refrigerators existed. Help out with some gardening, harvest ingredients from around the village, and, best of all, prepare and enjoy a different old-fashioned treat each day!

Week 3 – July 17-21: Crafty Campers
Put down the tablet and get ready to use your hands! Practice 19th-century craft skills including sewing, woodworking, and weaving. Bring home an exciting new creation each day!

Week 4 – July 24-28: Expert Explorers
Travel back to the vast Toronto forests of the early 1800’s and explore the lives of Indigenous peoples and new settlers! Campers will find out what it took to live in Canada’s wilderness by building shelters, discovering nature, and making survival food.

Week 5 – July 31-August 4: Arts Alive!
Explore the arts and show us your creative side! Have fun with music, drawing, drama, and dance the way Canadians did in the 1860s. Organize a recital to show it all off to your favourite adults!

Week 6 – August 8-11: A Step into the Past (4-Day Week)
Dive into the day-to-day life of an 1860’s child in our classic pioneer camp! Play old-time games, bake on a wood stove, have fun in a one room schoolhouse, and much more!

Week 7 – August 14-18: Crafty Campers
Put down the tablet and get ready to use your hands! Practice 19th-century craft skills including sewing, woodworking, and weaving. Bring home an exciting new creation each day!

Week 8 – August 21-25: Expert Explorers
Travel back to the vast Toronto forests of the early 1800’s and explore the lives of Indigenous peoples and new settlers! Campers will find out what it took to live in Canada’s wilderness by building shelters, discovering nature, and making survival food.

Week 9 – August 28-September 1: Fantastic Food II – Happy Harvest
The pears are plump and the apples are ripe for picking! Discover and taste the change of seasons while gardening, foraging, and preparing a different fall-themed treat each day!

Eligibility

Black Creek Pioneer Village is looking for young adults ages 14-17 who are interested in working in an historical setting with children ages 5-12. L.I.T.’s must be available to volunteer for a minimum two weeks. All candidates must attend a group interview session on April 26, 2017. Successful candidates will be required to attend a training session on June 25, 2017.

Contact

Please send a brief cover letter to the Day Camp Coordinator, Sean Dineley: sdineley@trca.on.ca. Let us know why you want to volunteer as a L.I.T at the Black Creek and outline your relevant experience. Please include your top three choices of weeks to volunteer.